

Maloney Hall 373A
Telephone: 617-552-1846
Email: patricia.underwood@bc.edu
Identifying biomedical and genetic markers associated with hypertension and diabetes; developing and evaluating nurse-led interventions to improve health outcomes for surgical patients with poorly controlled diabetes
Patricia Crowley Underwood, Ph.D., FNP-BC, RN, is an assistantÌýprofessor at the Connell School of Nursing. She is also an Endocrine Nurse Practitioner at theÌýVA °¬¿ÉÖ±²¥ Healthcare System. She earned her undergraduate degree in nursing from the University of Pennsylvania and her master’s and doctoral degree from °¬¿ÉÖ±²¥ College. Dr. Underwood’s pre- and post-doctoral work focused on identifying biomedical and genetic markers associated with hypertension andÌýdiabetes mellitus (DM). Subsequent work focused on developing and evaluating nurse-led interventions to improve health outcomes for surgical patients with poorly controlled DM. Her clinical practice focuses on veterans with diabetes and the delivery of DM self-management technology (insulin pumps and continuous glucose monitors) in the virtual setting. She is the recipient of many awards includingÌýYoung Investigator Award at NINR/NIH as well as a statistics fellowship atÌýtheÌýUniversity of Basel, Switzerland.Ìý
Veterans with diabetes and the delivery of diabetes self-management technology (insulin pumps and continuous glucose monitors) in the virtual setting
2021 National Organization for Nurse Practitioner Faculties
2015- Current Member, Massachusetts Coalition for Advanced Practitioners
2014- Current Member, American Academy of Diabetes Educators
2013- Current Member, American Diabetes Association
2011- Current Member, American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
Tim Gower
CSON °¬¿ÉÖ±²¥researchers search for better, more targeted diabetes interventions